Seal and protector for knots.



'J. SHAPIRO 6; N. KOMOW. SEAL AND PROTECTOR POR KNOTS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 25, 1908.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909` York, have invented certain new and usefulvao-JosEPH'sHnPIno ANn NIcoLAs KoMoW, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

SEAL AND PROTECTOR FOR KN OTS.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

Application l'e'dr'uly 25, 1908. Serial No. 445,418.

To all 'whom it .may concern:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH SHAPIRO and NICOLAS KoMow, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of the city of New York, county of Kings,and State of New Improvements in- Seals and Protectors for Knots; and wedo declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofour invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to duplicate and operate the same, reference being had to theattached drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon,`which form a part of this specification, like characters of referencereferring to corresponding parts on all the figures.

The purpose of our in'vention is to provid a seal or protector for knotsof simple construction and few parts, which can easily and rapidly beattached and applied to any knot as a protection against meddling withthe contents of packages, etc., without the knowledge of their owners.

Figure (l) is a top View of a completed seal or (protector for knotswith the knot of the cor sealed init. Fig. (2). is a side view andpartial section of the completed seal or.

protector for ,knots showing the modied position of the parts after theknot has been sealed in. Fig. (3) is a side view and partial seotion ofthe outer shell. Fig. (4) is a side View and partial section of theinner shell. Fig. (5) is a view of a package with the seal or protectorfor knots having the knot sealed into it.

Similar letters Arefer to similar parts throughout the several views.

She l K is made of any convenient ductile material being entirely openat one end as shown at A and havin at its opposite end an enlargementaroun its periphery at B with a grooveC formed around the top atopposite end to A; the center D being open and the wall of the openingextending inwardly.

Shell L is made of any convenient ductile material formed of a smallerdiameter than shell K' being closed at one, end as shown at E, andhaving a number of prongs as a and a cut aroun its circumference at theopen end opposite to E, each alternate prong such as a being slightlyinclined inwardly while the other alternates such as a remain in thesame parallel plane with the sides of the shell.

l Now in using these seals or protectors for knots the operation is asfollows: After the parcel, package, bag etc. vis properly tied with cordor any binding material, the said cord or bindingV material F isinserted through the opening D as shown in'Figs. 1, 2 and 5. A properknot is then made to t into shell K after which the shell L is insertedand forced into the opening at A, until the perimeter A of the shell Kcoincides with the exterior surface of the closed end E of shell L; indoing which the prongs a meet with the interior projection formed bygroove C as shown at G, striking the curvature of G and forming theshapeshown at H thus locking the twof shells permanently together. At thesame time prongs a strike the curvature I and assume the sha e as shownat J, thereby gripping the cor F and prevent meddling with the knot. l

Having described our invention what we claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

A seal or protector for knots consisting of an inner shell which isclosed at one end and which has prongs formed at its opposite end, eachalternating prong being slightly bent inwardly; and an outer shell withanV enlarged periphery, the'center of which is open and the wall of theopening extending inwardly and around the top of which a groove isformed, substantially as described; the prongs of the inner shellcurving around the inside curvature of the outer shell, therebypermanently interlocking the two, thus gripping the cord and sealing theknot at the same time, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, we attach our signatures, hereunto in presencel oftwo wit- IleSSBS.

JOSEPH SHAPIRO. NICOLAS KOMOW. Witnesses:

JACOB RAscH, SIMON Rasen.

